Most of this years fleece has gone off to be spun into luxury hand spun/knitted garments. I myself have kept approx 4kg to spin into various items, I am self taught..... after a number of attempts, lots of frustrated trials and tribulations with my Ashford Traveller Spinning Wheel !!.So don't give up......keep at it, its like driving a car or riding a bike, once you have mastered the art....you've cracked it !!

Before you know it you'll be having to drag yourself away from the darn thing, I myself find spinning very theraputic and really enjoy the whole experience, from keeping these wonderful animals, the hours of fun, you spend wasting your time looking at them!!!, getting the luxuriou fleece on shearing day, time touching and appreciating this wonderful soft fibre, to the end product, something hand made unique.........something to wear with pride, with the knowledge that you have seen the whole process and the knowing that this animal has provided you with endless amounts of self satisfaction.

Some more lovely Alpaca photos, of our lovely day out with Coire Alpacas, we enjoyed visiting Gerry, Lucy and family, we have a lot in common, more 'Alpaca enthusiasts', very nice people with quality alpacas, nice to see that the numbers are growing north of the border.The 'alpaca bug' is silently creeping north !!

Zanzibah Alpacas were invited to meet Coire alpacas, we all had a lovely day out, meeting and greeting new people and Alpacas !!......talking Alpaca and generally enjoying the company and beautiful scenery of Ballindaloch Castle, the majestic setting for Coire Alpacas, amist the beautiful 'Speyside' countryside.

Lucy and Gerry made us very welcome and we enjoyed a bountyful feast of homemade cooking !!..... then off to see the Alpacas, we are looking forward to returning the pleasure, when Coire Alpacas, visit Zanzibah Alpacas !! Hope to see you soon !

Sunday, 28 September 2008

We have two lovely new arrivals this summer so far, a beautiful Rose Grey Male, born July and a Sweet Jet Black Female, born Sept 2008, hope you enjoy the pictures, both are doing well and growing quickly. Enjoying whats left of the summer !!

Zanzibah Alpacas was established in 2006, with a small group of pet males, we have quickly grown in numbers, due to the wonderful attraction of these very special animals.

Our aim is to enjoy our animals firstly, and to produce high quality off-spring to increase our herd, we specialise in coloured and 'fancy' alpacas. We sometimes have quality coloured alpaca fleece for sale !

Thank-you for looking at our 'Blog' we hope you enjoy our photo album,

About Me

Zanzibah Alpacas was founded in 2006, with a small group of males as a special birthday present !..Needless to say, caught the 'Alpaca Bug' and we have quickly grown in numbers due to the charismatic nature of these fascinating animals.
I have sourced my animals from both large established breeders and smaller private breeders, to establish my award winning multi-coloured herd.
With Bloodlines from
Purrumbete Ledgers Boy (Elite Australian Genetics)
Classical Ikon (American Peruvian Champion)
Bozedown Viscount (Elite Australian Genetics)
Jolimont Conquistador (Elite Peruvian Genetics)
Cambridge Buckingham
Jolimont Commisario (Elite Peruvian Genetics)
Silverstream Czar of Anzac (Elite Aus/Peruvian Genetics)
We specalise in Coloured and 'Fancy' Alpacas. Follow us on our Alpaca Adventure....Zanzibah Alpacas where the Future is Fine 'n' Fancy !! .. .. .. ..
Seriously considering a life with alpacas !
Come and see us,we might just have what you are looking for ..
You can contact us at
Zanzibahalpacas@aol.com
Visits by appointment only.